Just noticed I didn't specify removing only the plugs on the #1 and #2 cylinders. (duh!) The engine will run at an idle on #3 and #4, well enough to see if oil is squirting out of the lifters. You might need to put a length of dowel down the pushrod tubes to see if it's pumping oil - it might not get all the way to the end of the tube at idle.
Chuck Chuck Kuecker wrote: > I would pull the pushrods on that side and check them for clogs. If they > are clear, the lifters or rockers must be clogged. With the pushrods > out, run the motor with the plugs out for a bit - oil ought to be coming > out of all four pushrod tubes. Don't go over an idle, oil pressure will > be low with the restriction of the rockers removed There might have > been something stuck between the lifter and the end of the pushrod that > will get flushed out when you run the motor. On all four seems a > stretch, though. > > > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
